Design Management

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 9.66 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 20.6 k / Year(s)  
StudyQA ranking:13889 Duration:1 year

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The course will help you to develop an understanding of contemporary design management. It prepares graduates for careers as design consultants, managers, researchers and design-led, change-makers in private and public organisations, as well as for doctoral study. You will develop modes of thinking critical to the challenges design managers face across a range of real-world situations. The course explores design management from a range of future-oriented perspectives, including service design, design for sustainability, design strategy, and design and branding. An Imagination Lab – an intensive project-based design studio – enables students to undertake a deep dive into a complex design challenge.

  • Design and Business
  • Imagination Lab
  • Design Management
  • Major Research Project
  • Design Research Methods
  • Contemporary Issues in Design
  • Design Directions

Requirements

  • An upper second class honours degree, or its equivalent, in Design or a cognate discipline.
  • IELTS: 6.5 (minimum of 6.0 in each element) or equivalent
  • Assessment: Coursework, presentation and major research project.
  • Bakalavr or Specialist Diploma
  • Degree certificates and transcripts of previous higher education (college/university) degrees or other courses that you have completed/for which you are currently studying. Note that, for transcripts in languages other than English, a certified English translation will be required
  • Personal Statement
  • Research proposal (for research degrees)
  • References

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

  • ✔️ Flexible study schedule
  • ✔️ Experienced teachers
  • ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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